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Antioch police investigating suspicious death after burned body found

PIX Now Evening Edition 3-17-24
PIX Now Evening Edition 3-17-24 10:20

ANTIOCH -- A person found dead in a fire is being investigated as a suspicious death, Antioch police said Sunday.

Contra Costa Fire crews called police after discovering a person who was severely burned and deceased in the back area of the 2900 block of Melon Court on Saturday. Firefighters had arrived to address a fire in the area.

Crime scene investigators took over the case and the person's exact cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner.

Burned Body Found in Antioch
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